Akor Adams

Akor Adams

Adams with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Akor Jerome Adams [1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	Benue State, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position	Striker [1]
Team information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	9
Youth career
	Jamba Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Sogndal	50	(14)
2022–2023	Lillestrøm	38	(23)
2023–2025	Montpellier	47	(11)
2025–	Sevilla	10	(2)
International career‡
2019	Nigeria U20	2	(0)
2025–	Nigeria	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:02, 6 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:29, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Akor Jerome Adams (born 29 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Sevilla and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

Sogndal

In August 2018, he joined Norwegian side Sogndal from Jamba Football Academy in Nigeria. ^[2] He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018. ^[3] He missed much of the 2020 season due to injury. His contract with Sogndal expired at the end of the 2021 season. ^[4] He ended the season with 10 goals in 28 games. ^[3]

Lillestrøm

On 2 December 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm. ^[5] He made his competitive debut in the cup, scoring against Nardo; and then his Eliteserien debut on 2 April 2022 against HamKam, scoring one of the goals in a 2–2 draw. ^[3]

Montpellier

On 7 August 2023, he joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier for a reported fee of €4 million. ^{[6] [7]}

Sevilla

On 27 January 2025, Adams joined La Liga side Sevilla for a reported €5 million fee, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract. ^[8] His first goal for the club came on 28 September 2025, a late match-winner away against Rayo Vallecano in a 1–0 victory. ^[9]

International career

Adams featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^[10] On 4 October 2025, Adams was handed his first call-up to the senior Nigerian team for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Benin. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2025 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sogndal	2018	Norwegian First Division	10	1	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	11	1
	2019		12	3	0	0	—		1 [b]	0	13	3
	2020		2	0	—		—		2 [b]	2	4	2
	2021		26	10	1	0	—		1 [b]	0	28	10
	Total		50	14	1	0	—		5	2	56	16
Lillestrøm	2022	Eliteserien	23	8	5	2	1 [c]	0	—		29	10
	2023		15	15	5	3	0	0	—		20	18
	Total		38	23	10	5	1	0	—		49	28
Montpellier	2023–24	Ligue 1	32	8	1	2	—		—		33	10
	2024–25		15	3	1	0	—		—		16	3
	Total		47	11	2	2	—		—		49	13
Sevilla	2024–25	La Liga	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2025–26		6	2	0	0	—		—		6	2
	Total		10	2	0	0	—		—		10	2
Career total			145	50	13	7	1	0	5	2	165	59

1. Includes Norwegian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 14 October 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Nigeria	2025	2	1
Total		2	1

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.

List of international goals scored by Akor Adams

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2025	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa	Lesotho	2–0	2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. Akor Adams at WorldFootball.net
2. Sjøberg, Rune (16 August 2018). "Akor Jerome Adams blir Sogndal-spelar". Sogndal Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Akor Adams at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
4. Hopen, Andreas (17 July 2021). "Stor interesse for Sogndal-talent på utgående kontrakt". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. Stokstad, Morten (2 December 2021). "Akor Adams klar for LSK". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. Eurosport (26 August 2023). "Ligue 1 : Mousa Al Tamari et Akor Adams, les deux pépites inattendues de Montpellier". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
7. "Akor Adams nouvel attaquant du MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
8. Barlow, Ruairidh (28 January 2025). "Sevilla secure new Nigerian number nine from Ligue 1 on 4.5-year deal". Football España. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
9. read, Foot Africa·1 min (28 September 2025). "FC Sevilla: Akor Adams finally scores his first La Liga goal!". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
10. Akor Adams at Global Sports Archive
11. "AKOR ADAMS RECEIVES NIGERIA CALL-UP". sevillafc.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2025.

External links

• Akor Adams at Soccerway